Famous Greeks
Greeks are a special example in history they have a glorious past but they dont live in the past. They are powerful, even today. And they will always be. Greeks distinguished everywhere and always be FAMOUS and useful citizens of the world.
One of the most important researchers in fighting cancer
[:el] Leonidas C. Platanias, is Director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University and the Jesse, Sara, Andrew, Abigail, Benjamin and Elizabeth Lurie Professor of Oncology. He’s known for his work with specific proteins found in blood that have the ability to...
The dental pioneer
[:el] Athena Papas is the Erling Johansen Professor of Dental Research, and the Head of the Division of Oral Medicine and Public Health Research at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Her groundbreaking research, helped launch countless life-changing medications and mentored generations...
Twenty-five years of war correspondent
[:el] Paul Vittoroulis is a veteran war correspondent and Managing Director at “Forever Living Products” for Greece and Cyprus. The company was founded in 1978 in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is the largest company that produces and distributes hundreds of health and beauty products based on...
The Greek female “Einstein”
[:el] Asimina Arvanitaki is the first woman to hold a research chair at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. The Greek scientist is one of the best-funded academics in Canada. She has won the prestigious New Horizons in Physics Prize for 2017, was recognized for her pioneering...
Accomplished leader in the global high-tech field
[:el] Bill Karagounis is an experienced and accomplished leader in the global high-tech field. He is the Director of Program Management for Windows Operating systems at Microsoft Corporation headquarters. He is in charge of everything under the sun related to Windows, from the Insider team,...
He has developed expertise in all fields of genomics
[:el] Ioannis Ragoussis is Head of Genome Sciences, Associate Professor in Human Genetics McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre and Head of Genomic Research at Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford. His main interest is on developing NGS based approaches to disease...
Owner of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons
[:el] Tom Gores is the Chairman and CEO of Platinum Equity. He oversees more than 25 companies with $6 billion in assets. Tom Gores appears on both the Forbes list of the World’s Billionaires as well as the Forbes list of Richest Americans and is among...
Helps outspread the Greek Studies in America
[:el] Michael Basil Cosmopoulos is an archaeologist and Professor in Greek Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is also the Hellenic Government-Karakas Foundation Endowed Professor of Greek Studies. He is an anthropologically trained classicist and archaeologist specializing in ancient Greek religion, Social and...
Made his fortune through leveraged buyouts of technology firms
[:el] Alec Gores is a businessman and investor who made his fortune through leveraged buyouts of technology firms. He specializes in industries namely technology, industrial, health care, and business services. He is one of the top 10 wealthiest Greeks in the world now, based on...